Bangaru, a former Union minister, was caught on camera in a sting operation accepting money in his chamber in the party headquarters and had to quit as BJP president shortly after the expose which had created a huge political storm.
The sting was conducted by newsportal tehelka.com. The video CDs were released by the portal on 13 March 2001.
The scribes of the portal had posed as representatives of a fictitious UK-based company West End International and sought Bangaru's recommendation to the ministry for supply of 'hand-held thermal imagers', a fictitious device, for the Indian Army.
As per the CBI charge sheet, Tehelka scribes had held eight meetings with Bangaru between 23 December 2000, and 7 January 2001, projecting themselves as supplier of defence- related products.
The CBI had alleged that Bangaru had accepted Rs one lakh from the representatives of the purported firm on 1 January 2001, at his office for pursuing their proposal to supply the products to the Army.
Bangaru's former personal secretary T Satyamurthy, who was a co-accused, had been granted pardon by a trial court after he turned an approver in the case.
The sting was conducted by newsportal tehelka.com. The video CDs were released by the portal on 13 March 2001.
The scribes of the portal had posed as representatives of a fictitious UK-based company West End International and sought Bangaru's recommendation to the ministry for supply of 'hand-held thermal imagers', a fictitious device, for the Indian Army.
As per the CBI charge sheet, Tehelka scribes had held eight meetings with Bangaru between 23 December 2000, and 7 January 2001, projecting themselves as supplier of defence- related products.
The CBI had alleged that Bangaru had accepted Rs one lakh from the representatives of the purported firm on 1 January 2001, at his office for pursuing their proposal to supply the products to the Army.
Bangaru's former personal secretary T Satyamurthy, who was a co-accused, had been granted pardon by a trial court after he turned an approver in the case.